fordwynen

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English fordwīnan; from Proto-Germanic *fra- (for-), *dwīnaną (to disappear, dwindle), from Proto-Indo-European *dgʷhey- (to disappear, die), equivalent to for- +‎ dwynen. Cognate with Dutch verdwijnen (to disappear, vanish).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fordwynen

  1. To dwindle; to become diminished.
  2. To become weak (with sickness)

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